Even worse, these companies come from "foreign countries" he added, pay no taxes in France, and enjoy near monopoly status on the French market.

In particular, if demand is growing, an industry may move away from natural monopoly status.

Microsoft has monopoly status, therefore they're held to certain standards that others aren't.

Q. Northeast Utilities has had monopoly status since the turn of the century.

Should the bill pass, the Foundation would gain monopoly status.

The Cable/Satellite providers have the benefit of near monopoly status.

"Those moves might be construed as a means to increase their monopoly status," he said.

The monopoly status the telephone companies enjoy must be destroyed right down to the last copper wire.

But, citing their monopoly status, he said they could not enter the long-distance and telephone equipment manufacturing business.

"I'm still the only one," the 46-year-old restaurateur said, clearly enjoying his monopoly status.